tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35506403768815506032018-03-07T15:38:49.141-08:00Joseph BeckEric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-51563364941776465802010-10-23T13:47:00.000-07:002010-12-14T17:05:52.973-08:00Author, Playwright, Lecturer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vt0wGjp7Uz0/TQgUPQY6thI/AAAAAAAABB8/C0ZHWzFk6XA/s1600/beck.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 295px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vt0wGjp7Uz0/TQgUPQY6thI/AAAAAAAABB8/C0ZHWzFk6XA/s320/beck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550708793064207890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vt0wGjp7Uz0/TMNKLJhpcGI/AAAAAAAABAU/Xx6NaNyT-E0/s1600/JoeHeadShot.jpg"><br /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vt0wGjp7Uz0/TMNKLJhpcGI/AAAAAAAABAU/Xx6NaNyT-E0/s1600/JoeHeadShot.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vt0wGjp7Uz0/TMNKLJhpcGI/AAAAAAAABAU/Xx6NaNyT-E0/s1600/JoeHeadShot.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Joe Beck</span><br /><br />Mr. Beck has written hundreds of articles on subjects as diverse as Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayer to theatre reviews to African safaris to appropriate lighting for retail food stores. During the last 25 years, he's written for national and international trade and consumer magazines and newspapers. His work has taken him across North America, Central America, Europe, Japan and Africa.<br /><br />The author, coauthor, collaborator and ghostwriter of nearly a dozen books, Mr. Beck has had enviable success in the for profit writing world.<br /><br />Joe Beck continues to stretch his artistic boundaries with his playwriting, having numerous works produced off-broadway. Two of his works have won best new play awards.<br /><br /><div><span style="line-height: 21px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Georgia,Utopia,Palatino,serif;font-size:15px;" class="Apple-style-span" >Mr. Beck is a popular fixture on the lecture circuit, where he discusses getting published and writing for profit. At the start of each program he explains that he learned his trade from a successful, working, professional writer. He teaches the same principles during his presentations-there is no substitute for scrupulous research and hard work for those who want to succeed and make money as a professional writer.</span></div>Eric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-44324095811716426272010-09-15T15:33:00.000-07:002011-09-19T15:37:39.734-07:00<br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Crisis at the Gas Pump! Secret Meetings with the Saudis!</b></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to the Rescue?? </b></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It’s all a question of </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>FUEL</b></i></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Joseph Beck's Presidential Fantasy </b></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>at the Midtown International Theatre Festival</b></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Elections have been won and lost over fuel; who’s got it, who can get it and who can use it to their advantage, as brilliantly shown in the world premiere of </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i><b>Fuel</b></i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">, Joseph Beck's hilarious political fantasy, beginning July 11th at the June Havoc Theatre, located at 312 West 36th Street. Directed by Terrence Montgomery, </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i><b>Fuel </b></i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">is part of the 12th annual Midtown International Theatre Festival.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">With gas prices soaring, President Barack Obama has come up with a Hail Mary strategy via a secret meeting in Crawford, Texas with some gentlemen from the Middle East. George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be heading the negotiations, if they can just get there on time. As voters angrily vent their frustrations, Obama is concerned about a second term, Dubya has daddy issues and Bill just wants the waitress's phone number. Meanwhile a Secret Service agent is having an emotional meltdown, the ghost of Ronald Reagan is offering advice, and Hillary is trying to focus on illegal immigration while Laura and Michelle just want to get through lunch. Can the energy crisis be solved before another oil rig explodes or Dick Cheney shoots someone else in the face?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">The cast of </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i><b>Fuel</b></i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">features Julia Kwamya, Michael Blair, Michael Medori, Lindsay Arbor, Charles Uffelman, Almog Pail, Lily Cohen, Tom Watson and Patrick Murney. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Joseph Beck's plays include </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i>Thanksgiving, A Birthday Party, Don't Leave Tracks, Murderous Huntington</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">and </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i>Saddam The Musical</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">. He has also written three novels, over a dozen short stories and numerous published articles. His latest book, </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i>Against The Odds</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">, is a memoir whose research took him to Miami, Panama and Costa Rica.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Terrence Montgomery has directed over twenty-five plays in New York, including the works of Chekhov, Shakespeare, Moliere, and Samuel Beckett. As an actor he has appeared off-Broadway in such productions as </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i>In the Boom Boom Room, The Zoo Story, Waiting for Godot </i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">and </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i>The Seagull</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">. Current directing projects include the farce </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i>Problem with English</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> by Tim McGillicuddy and the musical </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i>This Life</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">, based on the play </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i>Hobson's Choice</i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">The Midtown International Theatre Festival, now in its twelfth year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the theatre world. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">John Chatterton</span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">created the MITF in 2000, a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, as a way to present the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety. In 2008, the Festival added two 99-seat theatres and inaugurated the Commercial Division for upwardly mobile shows with commercial ambitions. For more information, visit</span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.midtownfestival.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">www.midtownfestival.org</span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Running from July 11th to July 23rd, </span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"><i><b>Fuel</b></i></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">will be performed at the June Havoc, located at 312 West 36th Street (between 8th &amp; 9th Avenues) on the First Floor. Show times are Monday, July 11th at 8:30pm, Wednesday, July 13th at 6:30pm, Thursday, July 14th at 8pm, Saturday, July 16th at 8:30pm, Tuesday, July 19th at 6:30pm and Saturday, July 23rd at 6:30pm. Tickets are $18.00, $15.00 for students and seniors. Reservations: 866-811-4111 or </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.midtownfestival.org/"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">www.midtownfestival.org</span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">. Subway Info: Take the A, C, E, 1, 2 3 train to 34th Street. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Members of the press are invited to all performances.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> * * *</span></div>Eric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-90940201215993402882010-06-23T17:53:00.000-07:002010-11-08T16:21:28.987-08:00About JoeJoe travels extensively on assignments, but calls Long Island, New York home. His latest book, Against The Odds, is a memoir whose research took him to Miami, Panama and Costa Rica. Born to a Navy pilot and a singer, Joe was born on a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Since then, he's lived in Virginia Beach, Yokohama and Atsugi, Japan, Monterey, San Diego and New York. He's traveled to East Africa on safari and to Europe. <br /><br />Joe particularly enjoys working on biographies.<br /><br />He's interviewed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actors, entertainers and politicians such as Hector Elizondo, Brian Dennehy, Sweet Georgia Brown, Paula Poundstone, Margaret Cho, NYC Mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer, Billy Joel, Dee Snyder and many others.<br /><br />He's currently working with acclaimed director Ed Dennehy on a new play.Eric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-46067102484792635662010-05-23T17:36:00.000-07:002010-11-11T12:33:37.187-08:00SAMPLES<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Excerpts from the writings of Joseph Beck</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Searching for the Real Sonia</span><br />(an article written after the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, written roughly four years after interviewing Judge Sotomayor for Hispanic Outlook Magazine)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A couple of weeks ago, on a Saturday, then, I decided to search for the real Sonia, or at least one that I perceived as honestly as I could. I climbed onto one of those bullet trains at Penn Station and, three hours later, stepped off at Union Station in Washington, fully intending to try to sit down and go face to face with her.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> This was a pipe dream. Sniffing around Washington, talking with </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">other writers at their watering holes, being super persistent with her </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Washington staff got me exactly nowhere, because I learned that she had been advised by the Obama appointment team not to talk to the press until after she was nominated.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> I took another bullet back to New York, and on the way I realized something: Even if I could get Sonia to speak to me the total truth about her was unlikely. Who speaks the truth about themselves to anyone? People color their presentation with self-interest. Indeed, the truth is many times hard to know even if you try to speak it. It gets misremembered, modified, diluted to make you look good to yourself. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Then, it struck me, and I knew where I could find the truth. It would be in the hearts and minds of Sonya’s neighbors. Collectively, their perceptions, if I could get them, would paint a truthful portrait of her, and if they lied I had faith that my gut would tell me.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Of course first I had to find her neighborhood. I had a photo of her condo in the Washington Post, and the accompanying story said she patronized a neighborhood chicken restaurant named Dallas Jones Bar-B-Q. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> When I got back to New York I drove down to the West Village and quickly found the restaurant and her building near it and though just an ordinary clean, red brick building, I couldn’t help but stare at it, thinking that a human being who lived in it was on her way to being one of the most powerful people in the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> The neighborhood itself has a small-town America look, small, clean streets lined with shade tress and shops—a bakery, laundromat, restaurant, café, and antiques store. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paula Poundstone - Darwin's Comic Mouthpiece </span><br />(an interview conducted with Paula Poundstone prior to a performance in New York)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“When I’m on stage I can’t have anybody in my line of sight that I know. It makes me very nervous." I asked her why.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“It’s because I can’t take the opinion of someone I know,” she said. I asked about the mystery of what she does. Where does it come from? Share with me what the process is. “It’s a muscle really. Like any muscle, you have to work it to keep it in shape. You need to give it a workout. I do lots of shows and work at it. Some of these comics do great in small clubs and they all kill there. But the minute they get a comedy show or a series, they leave the clubs and work on their show for so long, the live performance muscle atrophies.” </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">She says the muscle is kept in shape with the chemistry and energy of the audience. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Where does your inspiration come from? “Charles Dickens used to take long walks. Not around the park, but miles and miles and he never stopped working. People work their own way and at the speed they are comfortable.”</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Hector Elizondo - Man Of A Thousand Faces</span><br />(an interview with actor Hector Elizondo, discussing topics from his earliest auditions to his later film work)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Hector Elizondo.” The secretary checked her appointment book. “Yes, you’re right,” she said nonchalantly. “Maybe they were running late. They shouldn’t be too long, if you want to wait,” she said with a smile.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> “What?!” he asked, his voice rising. He paused for a moment. “Never mind, I’ll wait,” he said. After another hour and a half the three men returned. By this time the simmering Elizondo had told himself he was quitting the business, but not before he gave them a piece of his mind.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> He held it together and auditioned for the part of God, disguised as a Puerto Rican steam bath attendant. When he finished he let loose and slammed the script on the table. “How do you people make an appointment with somebody and let them wait for an hour and a half…and then go to lunch?!” The three men sat wide-eyed and speechless. “You know,” he said, his voice straining, “having bad manners is much worse than being poor.” He turned to walk off the stage, stopped, and turned back. “If any of you have a problem with this, I’ll meet any of you out on the street and we’ll settle this now.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Later that afternoon he arrived home to tell his wife he was hanging up this acting thing and that he was going to join the police force or act on a childhood dream--and become a social studies teacher. Before he could say more, his wife said his agent had called and that they loved him. He had the part. In fact, his performance earned him an Obie. Elizondo was the first Latino male to earn the award. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Although he was grateful for the part, the anger he felt at being mistreated and the injustice of it has been a driving force that has shaped his professional career and cemented a code of conduct he lives by.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Birthday Party<br /></span></span></span><span><span>(an excerpt from Mr. Beck's new play being directed by renowned director Ed Dennehy)</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />JAMES<br /><br />(Gravely serious)<br />She's getting worse, isn't she?<br /> <br />NURSE CALLAHAN<br /><br />James...<br />(long, uncomfortable pause)<br /><br />You need to understand. We know there's no cure and we knew she was going to get worse. We just didn't think this quickly.<br />(They pause for a long moment, then the nurse speaks again.) <br /><br />NURSE CALLAHAN<br /><br />Look, you know that birthday party you were talking about? Why don't you have it next Sunday night, when Maria gets here?<br /><br />JAMES<br /><br />No. Sunday is a week from today. The kids won't be ready. I won't be ready.<br /><br />NURSE CALLAHAN<br /><br />James, you’re not a young man either. No matter what else you do, it's not going to change things...or her condition. If you drive yourself too hard and get sick, you're both sunk. I'm already here full time now and I know that bothers you some, but it's for the best, for Lee. I know you want that for Lee.<br />(Pause)<br /><br />The timing may never be perfect for you and the kids.<br /><br />JAMES<br /><br />(He looks down for a moment, his face turns gravely serious)<br /><br />Look. We’ve lived in this building for 35 years. This is our home. Our neighbors have been with us from when the kids were born.<br />(His voice cracking.)<br /><br />I can’t tell you how many memories are in this apartment.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Fuhrer's Gold</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span>(From Joe Beck's latest novel about Nazi espionage in New York during WWII)</span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />The plan was for them to emerge from the room wearing billowing rain parkas. Underneath the parkas they wore nothing but bathing trunks and thin water proof bags of supplies (cyanide pills, compasses, maps, matches, knives, Lugar pistols) wrapped around their waists. Mohlmann slipped inside the room unnoticed to check on their readiness. Hans and Gunther were both nineteen and exuded the eager-to-please energy of new recruits.<br /><br />Hans stood 6’3” and came in at an unclothed 165 lbs. He belonged to a family of engineers and military men and grew up in Munich-untouched by the seductive lure the artsy city had on young men his age.<br /><br />Gunther was the wrestler- with an appetite for life. At 5’9”, he sent the scale to 180 lbs. He had mischievous, dark eyes and laughed easily. Both men were exceptional athletes with mental acuity to match. Their training left nothing to chance. Their youth and skill was tempered with a wisdom that belied their ages.<br /><br />When the men were ready, Mohlmann sent them out to meet the Chief of the Watch. A moment later, he slipped out of the room and took a circuitous route around the ship to meet the men. He needed to appear like he had just met the men he was sending topside.<br /><br />It was time. Mohlmann looked at his first officer. The first officer peered through the periscope and slowly, deliberately turned it 360 degrees, stopping momentarily every 15 degrees. He pulled his head back and looked and faced Mohlmann.<br /><br />“Ist Alles In Ordnung?” asked Mohlmann. He needed everything to be ready.<br />“Jawohl mein Herr,” said the first officer. Indeed, it was and the coast was clear.<br />Mohlmann, Hans and Gunther were handed pistols. Hans reached up to the ship’s ceiling and gripped the wheel on the ship’s lower hatch. He grunted it counter clockwise and pushed it up. A little water poured down on their necks.<br />One by one, the men clambered up the ladder inside the conning tower and up to the upper hatch. This time it was Gunther who reached the outer hatch first. He waited a moment to get the signal. The Officer of the Deck looked at Mohlmann. Mohlmann looked up and gave Gunther the signal. Gunther dogged the wheel counter clockwise. It squeaked and twisted open. He pushed it straight up and salty, American air poured in the ship.<br /><br />The three men climbed up and out of the sub and stood on the deck of the conning tower. They closed the outer hatch. They held on to the rail and looked around. The two men saluted Mohlmann then shook his hand.<br />One after the other, the two men carefully climbed down the conning tower and slid into the water and each started a smooth, silent breaststroke for land. Mohlmann watched the men until the dark of the night swallowed them. He opened the outer hatch and climbed back in the sub, and shouted for the first officer to sound the alarm for man overboard.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span>Eric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-61279246291476701882010-04-27T17:56:00.000-07:002010-11-11T19:25:54.448-08:00Bibliography<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Works By Joseph Beck</span><br /><br />Against The Odds-</span> (memoir) 2010 ghostwriter<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Destination Wildlife-</span> (travel guide) 2009 contributor<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Ultimate Home and Property Maintenance Manual</span> (How To Book) 2007 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Staying Sane When Buying of Selling Your Home</span> (How To) 2007 contributor<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">100 Of The Greatest Inventions Of All Time</span> (Nonfiction) 2004 contributor<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suburban Sins </span>(novel) 2006 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Prescription for Murder </span>(novel) 2007 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Fuhrer's Gold</span> (Novel Treatment) 2009 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Birthday Party</span> (Play) 2010 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saddam The Musical</span> (Play) 2005 book writer<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanksgiving</span> (Play 2005) author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fuel </span>(Play 2008) author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don't Leave Tracks</span> (Play 1993) author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Murderous Huntington</span> (Play 1990) author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hector Elizondo: Man of A Thousand Faces</span> (Article) 2005 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Long Way From The Bronx: A Profile of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor </span>(Article) 2009 author<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Fernando Ferrer NYC Mayoral Candidate and Ex Bronx Borough President</span> (Article) 2003 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Day I Fell In Love With My Wife</span> (Article) 2000 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Recognizing Hidden Intelligences</span> (Article) 1999 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Louisiana Missionaries Over Africa</span> (Article) 1984 author<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The One Great Scot In My Life</span> (Article) 1985 author<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Short Stories </span><br /><br />The Scanner<br />A Servant of The Truth<br />Addiction<br />Beverly Hills Landscaping<br />Black Tires For All Of Us<br />Primitive Love Hugs<br />Caveman Prologue<br />Dreaming of Home<br />Jordan Wilson<br />The Wizard of Audubon Woods<br />Saving Herbie: A Dog With A Big Heart<br />Farce History<br />The Jose Viera Story<br />Out Of The Bottle<br />Pink Ink<br />Real Authority<br />The End of Everything<br />The Great Con: Queens In The Dark<br />The Scanner<br />Yard Warriors<br />Louisiana Missionaries Over Africa<br />Serengeti<br />The One Great Scot In My Life<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Education Articles</span><br /><br />Recognizing Hidden Intelligences<br />Fear and Peer Pressure In 8th Grade Lives and Literature<br />On The Brink<br />Critical Thinking In The Classroom<br />Grave Circumstances<br />Taking Care Of Business<br />Dr. Carlos Cortez<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">General Articles</span><br /><br />Hector Elizondo: The Man with A Thousand Faces<br />Kathleen Rice: Nassau County’s First District Attorney<br />The Day I Fell In Love With My Wife<br />The Last Laff<br />Baumgartner’s Brain: Inside the Mind of a Daredevil<br />Shaffer Criticizes Reagan On Deficit<br />Mentoring The College-Bound Latino Student<br />Mood Lighting: Bright Ideas on how to best Showcase Your Inventory<br />Mansion Has Ghostly Past<br />Pressurized Ripening Rooms<br />Saddam’s Musical Mid-Life Crisis<br />Everybody Loves Tony<br />Oneonta Plans for Changes After New Law<br />Blues Legend Tears It Up At Chesterfields<br />St. Patrick’s Parade Shows All A Good Time<br />Innovative Mix Of Bulbs Creates Distinct Areas<br />Creative Lighting Sets Mood, Increases Sales<br />Irish Filmmaker Bob Quinn Visits SUNY Oneonta<br />Fall Fashion Predictions<br />Man Is Freed After Hostage Incident<br />On Safari at South Country Library<br />The Byte Returns To Lee Dining Hall<br />Professors Protest<br />From Guatemala to St. Francis De Sales<br />Bayport Family Helps Heal A Child<br />May Proclaimed Senior Citizen Month At President’s Recognition Day<br />AFCOMs Evolves From New Command To Multi-Dimensional Organization<br />Prompt Payment act Revision<br />Ballinger: Expanding Products Stocked, Increase Hours, Services Boost Sales At Drum, Belvoir-And Now Meade<br />Wilson Moves To 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There is no Disability<br />Intramural Sports Program for the Disabled Sees Success At Nassau<br />SUNY To Divest In South Africa<br />Man Is Freed After Hostage Incident<br />Generic Equivalent prescriptions Proposed At Huntington Red Cross Meeting<br />Huntington Nautical Heritage Preserved<br />Invisible Mist Keeps Items Looking Fresh In Meat, Deli<br />Loblaw’s Carts Secured<br />Loblaw’s Plans More Coin-Deposit Carts<br />National supermarkets Offers Cards for Checks, Other Uses<br />Improved Technology Can Cut Energy Costs<br />Marsh and Publix Starting Early On Frozen Food Month<br />Store Traffic Design Can Maximize Sales<br />How To Overcome Market Saturation<br />EFT Conference Plans ‘Success Story’ Theme<br />A&amp;P Warm To Equipping New Stores With New A/C<br />Amendment to EFT Act Ends Retail Statements<br />To Get “Em Back-$50 And Trip To Cart Pound<br />On-Site Smokehouses Bring Long-Term Profits<br />Wetterau Halfway To Computerized Inventory System<br />NAWGA Meet Trucking Along<br />Yes, We Have Banana Ripening Rooms<br />Premium Meal Habits Of The Rich and Hungry<br />Worldly Approach Taken By Ralphs In California Ads<br />Hands-Off Congress on EFT Seen<br />Houseman Joins Elite Group Of Certified Unit Designers<br />Private Label Falls for 5th Straight Year: SAMI-Burke<br />Section 504 Public Hearing Results To Travel to UMTA<br />Check Approval Cards Test Well At Bel Air<br />Lucky Adds Service With EFT Subsidiary<br />Retailers Await Benefits of Food TV Network<br />DGSC Purchases $47 Million In Equipment<br />Blaze Destroys Otsego House, Barn<br />Senate Oversight Subcommittee Adopts Amendments to Prompt Payment Act of 1982<br />Shirley To Vote On Name Change February 9th<br />Curling Up For A Good Read in the Bellport LibraryEric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-22073452651878191442010-04-23T17:48:00.000-07:002010-11-06T13:42:43.320-07:00COMMISSION RATES<div>Joe is available for work-for-hire jobs such as research and writing (including ghostwriting and contributing to) nonfiction and fiction books, dramas, and memoirs. He negotiates rates based on the job descriptions he receives. Joe would be happy to talk with you about your project without obligation.<br /><br />Mr. Beck is a member of the American Association of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), The Authors Guild and The Dramatists Guild. <br /></div>Eric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-4571689709517541772010-02-23T18:41:00.000-08:002010-10-23T18:44:09.010-07:00Contact JoeJoe invites your comments or questions. Feel free to contact him at any time by writing to:<br /> <br />joegail@yahoo.comEric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-16822584000070176652010-01-23T18:35:00.000-08:002015-10-05T12:21:24.858-07:00What's New<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H54QxogMJTc/VhKkWz6RGcI/AAAAAAAADCQ/Gc9THAfiMVI/s1600/Suburban%2BSins%2BJacket%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H54QxogMJTc/VhKkWz6RGcI/AAAAAAAADCQ/Gc9THAfiMVI/s400/Suburban%2BSins%2BJacket%2B2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Andrew Benson has a plan. A nursing student at one of the best hospitals in New York State, Andrew is the smartest one there and he knows it. He has a long and sordid history with this hospital, and he's here for revenge - if he can make it through without attracting too much attention. And no one notices him more than the object of his affections, his teacher the lead doctor, Dr. Kathy Silvey.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">However, she doesn't notice him in the way he wants, making his job a touch more difficult, especially with the aid of her boyfriend, Officer Ken Hill. Ken Hill is a man with secrets, both on and off the job. He tries to do right by his family, despite his gambling problem and debt, and when relatively healthy patients at his girlfriend's hospital - including her grandfather - start dying, he promises to find out who is responsible.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">She already has a suspect in mind: that off-putting nursing student sending her chapters of his novel and claiming they have a&nbsp;connection, Andrew Benson. But there isn't enough evidence to convict Benson, so Hill must catch him in the act. However, with bills coming due both on and off the books, plus a huge gamble that could lose Hill his career, his family, and possibly his life, he must scramble to save everyone, and everything, that's important to him. He might even make a new friend along the way.</span>Eric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550640376881550603.post-33034082742051743972008-01-14T12:51:00.000-08:002011-02-16T10:36:36.064-08:00Links<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your Life Story</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.mylifeasastory.com/">Custom biographical stories for loved ones</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Sadam the Musical </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://broadwayworld.com/article/Saddam_The_Musical_Runs_at_Drama_Book_Shop_Oct_2130_20051013">Drama Book Shop</a><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.mylifeasastory.com/"></a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/shows/saddam-the-musical-or-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-baghdad_107603/">TheatreMania</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.wikidirect.org/wikiarticle3.asp?id=22784&amp;article=Joe%20Beck%27s%20New%20Musical,%20Saddam,%20Debutes%20at%20Same%20Time%20as%20Trial"><br />Theatre Online</a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SADDAM%3A+MUSICAL+Debut+Coincides+with+Trial.-a0137518110">The Free Library</a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.allbusiness.com/society-social/families-children-marriage/5095346-1.html">Article</a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.wikidirect.org/wikiarticle3.asp?id=22784&amp;article=Joe%20Beck%27s%20New%20Musical,%20Saddam,%20Debutes%20at%20Same%20Time%20as%20Trial">Article 2</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ultimate Home &amp; Property Manual</span></span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Home-Property-Maintenance-Manual/dp/0071439307/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1295039787&amp;sr=1-3">Amazon</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /></span>Eric Devlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545462426868555noreply@blogger.com